ExtrAAordinaire

See http://www.dfwairport.com/flyer/05/05/skylink.html for more information. Connecting at DFW will now be much, much easier.

jsmeeker

Woo hoo!! Not that it is something I use much since I live in Dallas, but this is still great news that we have a date now!

AA2070

What will become of the poor TrAAin...

I say they use it for the A2 satellite instead of the buses. Actually I say they raze the A2 satellite and use Delta's vacated gates in the "real airport".

Spiff

The TrAAin and a wAAter mAAin were both broken the last time I had a long connection with little time. The helpful airport employees suggested people go outside security and take the shuttle. Since DFW TSA are among the most despicable on the planet, I opted for a brisk walk.

Spiff

Skylink is airside or landside?

freeupgrade

I live in Dallas, yet still look forward to riding it - it is supposed to be like 100x faster....

Hurrah....

Dalguy

Unfortunately for DFW residents, the skytrain is airside. Meaning for locals, if you park at the terminal you may have a bit of a surprise and a long walk, when you get back and come into a terminal you didn't leave out of.

brp

Unless I have a really tight connection I just walk. Even the furthest points in A and C take only about 15 minutes. I'm not sure what the big deal is about this .

Cheers.

Spiff

Cool. I finally made the trek to the BA Terraces lounge way out at the end of the B gates. It wasn't anything special, but it was very quiet and they have 2 different Japanese beers for Bring Your Own Sushi days.

Maybe now I won't need a 2+ hour layover to drop in on the nice BA folks.

ESpen36

I'm assuming you mean international arrivals, where you're deposited outside security and need to get to your car?

It's easy if you're an AC member. Just go to a TA, get a gate pass to go to the club, go through security, and then get on Skylink to switch to the correct terminal.

brp

Good point. For domestic, you could still take the Skylink from the terminal you arrive into to the one in which you're parked beforte leaving security.

Cheers.

Spiff

Or just buy a fully-refundable ticket.

Dalguy

Actually talking about if you check bags. You and your bags come into A and your car is parked at C, since that is where you flew out. You have to clear security to claim your luggage, and then cannot get back into the terminal to catch the skylink back to the terminal where you are parked.

dayone

Do we know for sure that international arrivals will be deposited outside security in Terminal D? I have to believe that the designers and TSA have thought of this type of situation. Maybe we can stay airside at the baggage recheck area.

ESpen36

I've noticed that you always advocate for the fully-refundable ticket option whenever non-traveling gate access comes up.

I wonder if you might have experienced situations where you have been denied a gate pass for club access? It's never happened to me.


My concerns about doing the fully-refundable ticket thing:

1) If I go to a TA and buy a same-day, fully-refundable ticket to wherever, I'm worried that my account will be marked with SSSS forever (or at least for a long while)!

2) If I buy the ticket, go through through Security, and then the lady at the AC says, "sorry we do limited ticketing only here, you'll have to go back to the ticket counter." That defeats the whole purpose! Because unless I do what she says (either possibly missing the person who I am picking up or inconveniencing that person while I stand in line afterwards), I will lose the entire value of the ticket!